What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Tunisia?

2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tunisia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Tunisia: Maternal mortality ratio

Barbados

39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Tunisia

36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Barbados rank

106th

Tunisia rank

108th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Barbados
Tunisia

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tunisia, a difference of 2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tunisia ahead.

Barbados ranks 106th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	50.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	104.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	53.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
1990s	50.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	77.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	27.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
2000s	46.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	56.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
2010s	49.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	41 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados
2020s	39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Tunisia?: Barbados, at 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tunisia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Tunisia?: 2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tunisia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Tunisia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Barbados ranks 106th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.